The Essential Mary Chapin Carpenter

Original Release Date:  November 4, 2003

Track Listing

• 1. Stones in the Road
• 2. The Long Way Home
• 3. Shut Up and Kiss Me
• 4. I Take My Chances
• 5. I Feel Lucky
• 6. Almost Home
• 7. Halley Came to Jackson
• 8. I Am a Town
• 9. Quittin' Time
• 10. Down at the Twist and Shout
• 11. He Thinks He'll Keep Her
• 12. Only a Dream
• 13. Late for Your Life
• 14. The Hard Way
• 15. Passionate Kisses
• 16. 10,000 Miles

Credits

• John Jackson: Project Director
• Michael Doucet: Fiddle, Yells
• Beth Nielsen Chapman: Composer, Vocals (Background)
• Lee Roy Parnell: Slide Guitar
• Trisha Yearwood: Vocals (Background)
• Mark Isham: Arranger, Producer, Orchestration, Orchestra Production
• Edgar Meyer: Double Bass
• Shawn Colvin: Vocals (Background)
• Don Dixon: Bass
• Lucinda Williams: Composer
• John Jorgenson: Guitar
• Matt Rollings: Organ, Piano
• Bob Sheppard: Sax (Soprano), Soloist
• Cindy Walker: Vocals (Background)
• Duke Levine: Guitar (Electric)
• John McCutcheon: Dulcimer (Hammer)
• Jimmy Breaux: Accordion, Yells
• Steven Berkowitz: A&R
• Ava Aldridge: Vocals (Background)
• Kenny Aronoff: Drums
• Benmont Tench: Piano, Organ (Hammond)
• Peter Bonta: Guitar (Acoustic), Piano
• J.T. Brown: Bass, Vocals (Background)
• Pat Buchanan: Guitar (Electric)
• Mary Chapin Carpenter: Guitar (Acoustic), Composer, Vocals (Background), Producer
• Blake Chancey: Producer
• Denny Dadmun-Bixby: Bass
• Gregg Geller: Compilation Producer
• Bob Glaub: Bass
• John Jarvis: Piano
• John Jennings: Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Tambourine, Vocals (Background), Producer, Cowbell, Vocal Producer, Yells, Guitar (Baritone)
• Ken Kugler: Conductor, Orchestration
• Roger Linn: Composer
• Robbie Magruder: Percussion, Drums
• Dave Mattacks: Percussion, Drums
• Mike McAdam: Guitar (Electric)
• Greg Morrow: Drums
• Steve Nathan: Piano, Organ (Hammond)
• Andy Newmark: Drums
• Mark O'Connor: Fiddle
• Herb Pedersen: Vocals (Background)
• Rico Petrucelli: Bass
• Amy Ray: Vocals (Background)
• Michael Rhodes: Bass
• Tom Roady: Percussion
• Robb Royer: Composer
• Emily Saliers: Vocals (Background)
• Steuart Smith: Guitar (Electric)
• Glenn Worf: Bass, Clevenger Bass
• Jay Orr: Liner Notes
• Jon Carroll: Synthesizer, Piano, Keyboards, Organ (Hammond), Vocals (Background)
• Annie Roboff: Composer, Vocals (Background)
• Caroline Greyshock: Photography
• Vic Anesini: Mastering
• Michael Wilson: Photography
• Garrison Starr: Vocals (Background)
• Gwendolen Cates: Photography
• Tracy Baskette-Fleaner: Art Direction
• Don Schlitz: Composer
• Andy Spooner: Composer
• Darren Salmieri: A&R, Artist Coordination
• Tanya Welch: Project Director
• John Carroll: Piano
• William Lehner: Composer